'Make or Brake' eggcorn?

[Michael McKernan]

'Make or brake'

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'Brake' is interesting as a near-synonym to break (as in, 'put a stop to').

California Senate Could Make or Brake Global Warming Bill
California Senate Could Make or Brake Global Warming Bill. If you were
car-shopping,
would knowing how much global warming pollution one car emits compared ...
ucsaction.org/ucsaction/ alert-description.tcl?alert_id=3368282 - 25k -
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Essential ingredients of a successful CPA Referral Program
The Three Essential Make-or-Brake Points of a Referral Program: Your existing
system is 90% GOOD - don't scrap it! But DO check ...
www.cpareferralsguide.com/essentials.html - 31k - Cached - Similar pages

Bain Rome News
Their book, "Mastering the Merger - Four Critical Decisions that Make or Brake
the Deal," published in Italy by Etas, is the result of analysis performed
on ...
www.bain.com/bainweb/LocalOffices/office_publications.
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Michael McKernan